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Manuka Honey Gel

Did anyone try Manuka Honey Gel?
I have been using it for about 2 weeks. I found a big improvement for red and inflamed eyelids and blepharitis. However, it's difficult to say benefits for dry eye and dilated veins in the eyes. Will continue using it, would be interesting to hear your experience....

Relearning how to properly blink and few other questions.

(Sorry long post below. TL;DR: Was told I'm partially blinking. Trying to relearn how to blink but having no success and hoping to find any answers to my questions below. )

Hi everyone, I'd love to go into details on my issues stemming from dry eyes, but to make a story short, I've recently...

Testing for Nocturnal Lagophthalmos

How can one know if they have this? Is this something one can figure out on their own, or would only a super talented eye doctor be able to catch it?

corneal neuropathy

So, today I got another diagnosis to my already detected ocular rosacea: neuropathic corneal pain

I belive this diagnosis to be extremly accurate as I tried everything there is over all these years (having problems since 2011) and I still have burning eyes, sometimes all day long.
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Sex causing severe dry eyes

Sorry in advance for the long text! I tried to give proper backgound and information. This includes sex related topics so if you're offended by that you should stop reading now.

I have dry eyes and the cause is probably the infamous acne medication Roaccuttan that I used 15 years ago. I've...

Eyes worser after lipflow

Going on my 4th week after having lipiflow and my eyes are dryer than ever I'm talking bone dry i can't even leave the house anyone that had lipiflow done can tell me about their experience is this normal i honestly dont know what to do anymore only thing that really made a difference was probing i...

Is it safe to use NatraSan long term?

Hi,

I've been using NatraSan for maybe a few months now and just wondering if this is safe to use long term.

moisture chamber eyeglasses - helpful?

Hi everyone! Looking for feedback on moisture chamber eyeglasses. How helpful have they been to you in surviving climate-controlled environments - business offices, big bix stores, classrooms, etc.?

I'm thinking of biting the bullet and finally investing in some, and I would REALLY love...

Staph infection/damage plus blepharitis

Hi,

I posted an intro here but didn't get any responses so I hope it's okay if I try again here.

I have had blepharitis for ten years. For most of those ten years it was manageable just once a day warm compresses. Baby shampoo hurt so I didn't do it. Then middle of last year...

New to forum - could use some guidance

Hello everyone!

I am new to this forum, hoping to find some help. I've read posts here and there that have been extremely knowledgeable so figured I would post and see if I could get any more help.

I'm 25 years old and started feeling symptoms after taking Accutane. My doctor...

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